Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 32,225, John Dudley, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Dudley, John
S. 32,225
CONTENTS

Illinois 29637 ATT. SET
John Dudley
Munroe in the State of N. York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Walker of the Regt. commanded by Col. Pease in the N. Hamp. time for 7 mos & 15 days
Inscribed on the Roll of York at the rate of 23 Dollars 75 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July 1833 and South District of Rochester
Arrears to the 14th of Mar '33 $ 50 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept '33 12 50 $ 62 50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. C. Steele Clerk Book 6, Vol. 3, Page 31
See letter Aug. 25. 1835 to T. W. Olcott, Pen. Agt. Albany
Rev to Pen Agt. 22 Sep 1840
To Illinois from 11 th Sep 1838 to 16 Oct 1840. Notification to Messrs. Kenhirt & Wilson, Joint Wills County Illinois
Letter to 3 rd Auditor 3 rd Jan 1840
Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6 th April 1838 from 4 Sep 1838 to 11 th March 1840. As notified 23 Feb 1841
Paid as above from March 11 th to Sept 4 th 1841. Agt's note, 2 nd July 11 th 1842. 1912 Mich. 18, Mr. E. Dudley

State of New York
Warren county
ss: On this fourth of December in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before Samuel S. Selden & Amiel Castle & James Smith judges of the court of common pleas now sitting John Dudley a resident of the town of Ogden in the county of Warren and state of New York aged seventy four years the 25 th day of February last, who being first duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June 7 th 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated. That in the year 1776 he resided in the town of Newport in the county of Cheshire and state of New Hampshire. That he was then eighteen years old and that some time in September or the fore part of October of said year 1776 the militia of that part of New Hampshire were called upon to go to Ticonderoga about the time of the defeat of General Watery and Arnold on Lake Champlain. That at the time last above mentioned he and others volunteered and set out he thinks under Capt. Walker of Charlestown and Col. Benjamin Bellows and arrived at Mount Independence near Ticonderoga. He immediately joined Col. Reads regiment of what was then called year men. having been discharged by Col. Bellows. He at this last mentioned time enlisted in a company commanded by Capt. Robert Cliner and in a regiment commanded by said Col. Read. and shortly after the Brigade was ordered to march to Albany. They went by way of Lake George by water - were stationed at Fort George a few days. Then marched again to Saratoga. and halted a few days from thence they proceeded to Albany where they embarked on board a vessel and sailed to Kingston from Kingston they marched to Newtown in the state of Pennsylvania where they arrived some time in December and they there joined General Washingtons army. From Newtown he proceeded with the main army to Trenton where he for the first time met the enemy. He was engaged in the battle at Trenton and assisted in taking nine hundred Hessians about this time the year mens service expired and he was dismissed. He then and on the same day that is the first day of

January in the year 1777. he again enlisted in a company com- manded by Captain Keen  the  Hein and in a regiment com- manded by Colonel Stark. Soon after he enlisted at the last mentioned place he marched to Princeton  Princeton in the State of New- Jersey where they captured a number of hundreds of the British from Princeton he went to Morristown with the main army where they took up winter quarters. About the fifteenth of February his time of enlistment expired when he received a pass and went home where he arrived on the first day of March 1777 He further says that from the time he volunteered under Col. 1 st Period (Bellows) in the month of September or the forepart of October in of service the year 1776 he was constantly employed as a soldier until 4 1/2 Month the fifteenth day of February 1777. having enlisted the same day his previous service expired.
He further says that some time in the month of May in the year 1777 the militia were again called for to go to Ticonderoga in consequence of the enemy being expected to attack that Fort. That in the month of May aforesaid he and others were called out under Capt. Samuel Hurd of Newport in the State of New Hampshire and in a regiment commanded by Col. Bellows That he marched immediately to Ticonderoga that he was again stationed at Mount Independence. that he did duty by 2 nd Period frequently going on guard and on fatigue that he continued of service there about one month and a half. That no enemy appeared he 1 1/2 Month was dismissed and went home.
This deponent further says that some time in the month of September in the year 1777 the militia of that part of New Hampshire were again ordered to arms. That some time in the month of September last aforesaid he and others were again called out under Lieutenant Jesse Wilcox. That he marched immediately towards Saratoga in order to assist in opposing Gen. Burgoyne. That some where in the western part of Vermont they came up with Col. Bellows regiment. They then joined Col. Bellows regiment in a com- pany commanded by Capt. Oliver Ashley and proceeded directly to Saratoga where they arrived the day that Bur- goyne retreated from Stillwater to Saratoga. He was

3 engaged in the battle of Saratoga and assisted in taking Genl Penodguys and his army. And shortly after said battle he was 1. Month { dismissed and went home after a tour of about one month
This deponent further says that at the time the Indians and Tories burnt Royalton on White River in Vermont he was again called out with the militia under Capt. Samuel Hurd and went out on that Expedition. but soon heard the enemy had retreated. He then had orders to return. but the orders were soon countermanded. He with his company was ordered to Newbury on Connecticut River where they arrived after traveling day and night but found nothing of the enemy. They were 4. Month { then dismissed and he went home after having served about two months. He further says that he does not now recollect of ever having received a written discharge.
This deponent further says that he knows of no one now living who can testify to his services in the revolution except one Joseph Buel of the town of Parma in the State of New York whose affidavit he has procured and which is hereto annexed and to which he refers.
He further says that he was born in in the town of Seabrook in the County of New London & State of Connecticut in the month of February in the year 1758 and that he has no record of his age.
He further says that some time after the conclusion of the war he moved from the State of New Hampshire to the County of Rutland in the State of Vermont from Vermont he moved to the town of Ogden in the County of Monroe & State of New York where he now resides and has resided for the last sixteen years.
He further says that he is well known to Austin Spencer who lives in his neighbourhood and who has for a long time been acquainted with him.
He further says that he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present. and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid; J. C. Lutter Dep. clerk
John Dudley

We Jonathan H. Hinckley a clergyman residing in the town of Parma in the county of Monroe and State of New York and Daniel Spencer of the town of Ogden in the county and State aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with John Dudley who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be twenty four years of age, that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn & subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. Cutter Dep. clerk
Jonathan H. Hinckley Daniel Spencer
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies, that it appears that Jonathan H. Hinckley who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Parma in the county of Monroe and State of New York and that Daniel Spencer who has signed the same is a resident in the town of Ogden in the county and State last aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
J. M. S. L. D. M.
J. M. S. L. D. M.
James D. Smith
I Leonard Adams Clerk of the court of Common Pleas do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of John Dudley for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 4 th day of December 1832
L. Adams clerk

No 19940- John Mulley M.Y.
to all j.
room
A. Sampson Rochester Monroe County New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
May 20 th
1833
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of John Dudley Munroe Esq. N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1776 Vol Pvt Capt Walker Col Fellows Read Second Mt. Aged 74 Cheshire County Traditionary Living Writings   Enlisted " Oliver Read Trenton N.Y. Pa. Heath   Enlisted Jun 1 1777 about 1 5 Feb 15 th 1778 " Mess Stark Princ. N.Y. Pa. Heath    John Dudley Munroe under Col Fellows in the month of Sept on the for part Oct 1776 he was constantly employed until Feb 15 1777    May 1777 about 1 15 Pvt Capt How Col Fellows Mt.   Sept 1777 about 1 15 " St. Willys Capt Ashley " " Tarutoga N.Y.   about 1 15 Capt How  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
2333 2.65 25.00

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid,
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Dyer Castor Sam Clark

State of Illinois
Will county ss. On this Fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty before me, the Subscriber a Justice of the peace for the said County of Will personally appeared John Dudley who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Robert Oliver in the regiment commanded by Colonel Reed in the service of the United States - That his name was placed on the pension roll of the State of New York from whence he has lately removed, that he now resides in the State of Illinois where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future - The following are his reasons for removing from the State of New York to the State of Illinois, that he is aged and unable to support himself and that he removed to the State of Illinois for the purpose of residing with his son John Dudley Jr. who at the time of his removal was a resident of said State of Illinois and with whom he now lives in said State of Illinois -
Sworn and subscribed to before me the day and year aforesaid -
John Dudley
Samuel Whallon Justice of the Peace

State of Illinois Will County ss. On this Fifth day of September A. D. 1840. before me the subscribe- a Justice of the peace for the said County of Will personally appeared Robert Strong who, on his oath declares that he is acquain- -inted with John Dudley who has subscribed the foregoing affidavit and taken the above oath and knows him to be the person described in the said affidavit - Sworn and subscribed Robert Strong to before me this day and year aforesaid - Samuel Whallon J. P.
State of Illinois Will County ss. I Samuel Whallon a Justice of the peace for the County of Will aforesaid do hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with Robert Strong the above witness and that he is a person of credibility - Witness my hand and seal this Fifth day of September A. D. 1840. Samuel Whallon. Justice of the peace.

State of Illinois Will County ss.
I Levi Jones clerk of the county commissioners court of Will County in the State of Illinois, certify, that Samuel Whallan is a justice of the peace as above, and that the foregoing signatures, purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name. This Ninth day of September in the Year one thousand eight hundred and forty - Levi Jones Clerk

June 29, 1938.
Laura Kendall Thomas 427 Hill Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL John Dudley S. 32225 Thomas Matteson R. 7037
Dear Madam:
The records of John Dudley, S. 32225, and Thomas Matteson, R. 7037, are furnished herein as found in pension claims based upon their service in the Revolutionary War.
JOHN DUDLEY-S. 32225
John Dudley was born February 25, 1758 in Seabrook, New London County, Connecticut; the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Newport, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, he enlisted and served as private in the New Hampshire troops, at different times, given as follows: from about October 1776, in Captain Walker's company, Colonel Benjamin Bellows' regiment, then in Captain Robert Oliver's company, Colonel Reed's regiment, also in Captain Mann's company, Colonel Stark's regiment and was discharged February 15, 1777, during which he was first stationed near Fort Ticonderoga, was in the battle of Trenton and assisted in taking several hundred Hessian prisoners, and was later at Princeton, New Jersey; from May 1777, one and one half months in Captain Samuel Hurd's company, Colonel Bellows' regiment; from sometime in September 1777 under Lieutenant Jesse Wilcox, Captain Oliver Ashley and Colonel Bellows, was in the battle of Saratoga and was discharged at the expiration of service of one month; and about two weeks in Captain Samuel Hurd's company at the time Royalton was attacked.
Some time after the end of the Revolutionary War, the soldier moved from New Hampshire to Rutland, Vermont, thence about 1816 to Ogden, Monroe County, New York.
John Dudley was allowed pension on his application executed December 4, 1832, at which time he resided in Ogden, Monroe County,

New York.
In September 1840, John Dudley had moved to Illinois to live with his son, John Dudley, Jr.; he did not state the name of his wife, the date of their marriage, nor the town in which this son resided.
In order to obtain the date of last payment of pension, name of person paid, and, possibly, the date of death of this pensioner, you should address the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office, this city, and furnish the following:
John Dudley Certificate #20037 Issued July 30, 1833 Rate $25 per annum Commenced March 4, 1831 Act of June 7, 1832. Illinois Agency (transferred from New York Agency). -----
THOMAS MATTESON-R. 7037.
Thomas Matteson was born in September 1755, in West Greenwich, Rhode Island; the names of his parents are not shown. He resided there during the period of the Revolutionary War, after which he resided in Sago or Otego, Otsego County, New York; his home there was burned to the ground (1790-1796) during his absence with his wife, whose name is not shown. He moved from New York State to Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County, Ohio.
He applied August 27, 1834, while a resident of Hartsgrove, Ohio, for the pension which might have been due on account of his service in the Revolutionary War. He stated then that he enlisted in West Greenwich, Newport County, Rhode Island, June 8, 1776, served as private in Lieutenant George Tennant's company, Colonel Brown's Rhode Island regiment and was discharged in March 1777.
His claim for pension was not allowed as he failed to furnish proof of the alleged service as required by the pension law under which he applied.
In 1835, Thomas Matteson had moved to Fox River, Cook County, Illinois; in 1840, he resided in Du Page County, Illinois.

In 1833, Mrs. Jemima Clark, daughter of said Thomas Matteson, was a resident of Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County, Ohio, and made affidavit in behalf of her father. In 1834, Stephen Matteson of Hartsgrove, Ohio, made affidavit also, but his relationship to the family was not shown.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

32 225 Rev INVALID.
File No. 32 225
John Dudley Rev Rev
Act: June 1 st 1892
Index: — Vol. 2 , Page 492
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912 Mch. 19. History to E. C. Dudley - P 1918 Mch. 12. Mrs Dudley advised no information on file + Bureau knows not where to start desired data concerning soldier's benefit. P 1908 June 29 - Hist to Laura Kendall Thompson - I L L see letter in Thomas Mitten - R. 9037 - Rev. file - I L L.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
SECOND COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
June 30 th 1842.
Sir:
Under the Act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States,"
John Dudley,
a Pensioner on the Roll of the Illinois Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and _____ Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 1 st Sept 1841.
Respectfully, yours,
William L. Harris
Comptroller
To the COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS, Present.

MECHANICS' & FARMERS' BANK,
Albany Pension Agency,
Sep. 25 1840
JAMES L. EDWARDS, Esquire,
Commissioner of Pensions.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of the 22 d inst. I have to state, that John Dudley a Pensioner under the Act of 7 June 1832 — at 25 — Dollars per annum was last paid to the 4 day of Sep r — 1838.
I am, Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your ob't serv't,
Thos M c Clusky
PRES'T AND PENSION AGENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
January 6 th , 1841.
Sir :
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," John Dudley, a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany, N.Y. Agency, at the rate of Twenty five Dollars and  Cents per annum, under the law of the 7 th June 1832, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of Sept. 1838, to the 1 st March 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William B. Parsons
Comptroller.
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Mch. & Farmer's Bank Albany Pension Agency Aug. 20. 1835.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions, Sir,
I enclose the Voucher in the case of John Dudley, for your inspection, agreeably to your instruct- -ions of the 17 th inst. I am, Sir, very respectfully Your obed t Serv t
Thos. M. Lewis

State of New York Monroe County ss: Joseph Buel of the town of Parma in said County being sworn deposes and says that during the revolu- tionary war he resided in the town of Newport in the state of New Hampshire and was a near neighbour to John Dudley and was well acquainted him and with his father's family that he well recollects that it was then generally understood and believed that said John Dudley was a soldier in the revolutionary war. That this deponent recollects of said Dud- ley going with deponent's father to Picoaderoga in the Spring of the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven - That deponent was then between nine and ten years of age that deponent often heard the circumstance mentioned in the fam- ily. He further says that he well recollects that the Captain's name was Hurd and that the name of the Lieutenant was Wilcox. That deponent also recollects that some time during the same summer said Dudley returned and also his father. This deponent further says that he also recollects that said Dudley was absent from home as a soldier in the revolutionary war for several months at another time besides the one above mentioned but he cannot state during what year that he left home some time in the fall and returned the next spring - that it was then gener- ally talked of and believed that said Dudley had gone some where to the southward but cannot state what place. He further says that he also recollects that several years after and according to his best recollection near the close of the war said Dudley again left home as a soldier in the rev- olutionary war to go to Royalton in the state of Vermont where it was said the enemy had burnt some buildings and taken some prisoners. That considerable sensation was produced on that account. This deponent further says that he continued to reside in Newport aforesaid until about eighteen years since when he removed to the town of West Haven in the state of Vermont from which place he removed to said county of Monroe where he now resides. That said Dudley continued to reside in Newport aforesaid for as many as fifteen or twenty years after the war. This deponent further says that it was universally reputed and believed in the said town

of Newport that said Dudley did serve as a soldier in the Revolutionary war - that he has never heard it disputed or questioned -
Joseph Buell
Given to this 4 th day of December 1832 before me
J. Cutter Dep clerk
In the matter of John Dudley
Pension Applicant -
19940
A. Swanson Agent
Providence, Rhode Island
R.I.
acme
7 mo. 1500 per
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State of New York §
Monroe County ss: Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a justice of the peace in & for the said county of Monroe John Dudley who being duly sworn, deposeth & saith that by reason of old age & the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below & in the following grades viz: 1 st four & one half months, 2 d one month & one half, this deponent is confident that he received pay for one & a half months soon after service at this time, 3 d one month, 4 th one half month, He says he served each & every of the above times as a private, & for such service he claims a pension-
# Vid. 2 Period of service in declaration
sworn to & subscribed
this 30 th day of May 1833
before me A. Alexander J.P.
John Dudley
State of New York
Monroe County ss: I certify that Alexander S. Alexander Esquire before whom the above affidavit was sworn, is a Justice of the peace in & for said county, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit, is his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and seal of office, this thirtieth day of May 1833. Leonard Adams Clerk

Inverness
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Commissioner of Pensions Washington City.
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Juliet Willcox. Mrs. Sept. 9. 1840.
J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Washington City
Sir.
Enclosed is a petition of John Bradley, a Revolutionary Soldier, late of the State of New York. He wishes to have his pension transferred to this State. If the enclosed petition is sufficient you will have the goodness to send to us, for Mr. Bradley, the necessary papers to enable him to draw his pension in this State.
Mr. Bradley has not drawn his pension for the past two years, and would like to draw the whole that is now due him, in this State, -
Should the enclosed papers not be sufficient, you will much oblige us by giving instructions.
With Respect Yours Obt. Servt. Hezekiah & Wilson

Yankton S. Dak. 9/12/212 To the U.S. Pension Office Washington D.C.
Gentlemen
We wish to establish our connection with one John Dudley - a private in the Revolutionary Army and a Pensioner from 1831 to 1846 - and was recorded in the Pension Office in Book 2 Vol. 3 - Page 57 - by Geo. C. Stites - Clerk - July 20 - 1833
Will you please send us any Records of John Dudley in connection with the War of the Revolution
Yours Truly - E. Dudley

Revise H-1 ✓
Feb 28/9/8
Linden Hills Blvd Minneapolis Minn Hon. Commissioner Department of the Interior Washington D.C.
Dear Sir: Refering to the record of John Dudley in the Revolutionary War as furnished by you under date of 3/19/91 our file 32225-7. Will say that grandfather Dudley died at our home in Illinois in 1846 leaving a bayonet that he carried in the Reb. War that has a mark stamped on it (INUS), are you able to tell me the origin of these Bayonets where they came from or were they made in the United States at that early date. It will be a great satisfaction to know something of their history.
Very Truly Yours - E. C. Dudley

In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of John Dudley a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
S. file 32,225
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Sept. or Oct. 1776 Feb. 15 1777 Pvt. Walker Benjamin Bellows N.H.   4 1/2 mos. Robert Oliver Read   Mann Stark   May 1777 1 1/2 mos. Samuel Hurd Bellows   Oct. 1777 1 mos. Oliver Hobbs Bellows   r 1/2 mos. Samuel Hurd ✓  
Battles engaged in, Trenton, Princeton, second battle of Saratoga
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Newport, Cheshire Co. N.H.
Date of application for pension, Dec. 4 1832.
Residence at date of application, Ogden, Monroe Co. N.Y.
Age at date of application, July 25. 1758 Litchfield New London Co., Conn.
Remarks: This claim was allowed.
In 1840 he removed into Illinois with his son John.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. War Section.
March 12, 1913.
E. C. Dudley, Linden Hills Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the twenty-eighth ultimo, relative to the claim of John Dudley S. File No. 32,025 Rev. War, you are advised that in the papers on file there is no reference to his arms and accoutrements, and this Bureau has no knowledge as to where information may be obtained concerning the bayonet to which you refer.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

June 29, 1938.
Laura Kendall Thomas 427 Hill Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois.
BA-J/ILL John Dudley S. 32225 Thomas Matteson R. 7037
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War records of six soldiers of Du Page County, Illinois, namely David Brown, Wilbur Sweet, Gideon Warner, Parker Chase, John Dudley and Thomas Matteson, the three last named cited as pensioners of Du Page County, Illinois, in 1840.
There is no claim for pension on file based upon service in the Revolutionary War of a David Brown of Illinois, nor of any Wilbur Sweet or Gideon Warner. The records show that Parker Chase, W. 903, was a pensioner of New Hampshire in 1832, that between September 1836 and September 1840, he had lived in Illinois, and that he returned to Campton, Grafton County, New Hampshire, where he died.
The records of John Dudley and Thomas Matteson are furnished you herewith.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.